Accidents - Vacuum cleaners - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,229
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	84
Year 1999:	234
Year 2000:	69
Year 2001:	88
Year 2002:	82
Year 2003:	68
Year 2004:	158
Year 2005:	91
Year 2006:	76
Year 2007:	135
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	46
Year 2010:	34

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	23
6-15 years old:	240
16-25 years old:	84
26-50 years old:	179
50+ years old:	702

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
RT HAMSTRING STR. 55YOF FOOT SLIPPED ON BOTTOM OF WHEELED VACUUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR TRYING TO MOVE VACUUM CLEANER FRACTURE FEMUR 77YOF
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/06/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CORD. DX: R DISTAL FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
PUTTING VACUUM CLEANER AWAY AND LOST BALANCE FELL TO FLOOR ON R SIDE D X- FX TO FEMUR, ULNA AND FEMORAL NECK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/14/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM HOSE AND FELL. DX: L DISTAL FEMUR COMMINUTED FX, CHRONIC PAIN SYNDROME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
`RT FEMUR FX.PT WAS VACUUMING AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stairs or steps
PT WITH LEG INJURY, WAS VACUUMING AND FELL DOWN STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/13/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER. DX: R FEMORAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/29/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Tables
48 YO F CONTUSION TO THIGH TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER HIT THIGH ON TABLE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
MOM USING VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME, PT PLAYING JUMP ROPE WITH CORD, TRIPP ED AND FELL, REFUSING TO BEAR WEIGHT ON LEG, H/O SPIRAL FX ; FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/25/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER & FELL TO THE FLOOR & NOW HAS THIGH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/21/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
LEFT LEG STRAIN.PT WAS VACUUMING AND LEG BEGAN TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT TRIPPED OVER VACUUM HOSE AND FELL INJURING LEG. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/04/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
L THIGH PAIN AFTER VACUUMING DX: MUSCLE STRAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
LEFT THIGH STRAIN.PT WAS VACUUMING AND THIGH BEGAN TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
FEMUR FX-VACUUMING FLOOR-TRIPPED-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/09/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
TRIPPED OVER VACUUM CLEANER STRAIN RIGHT THIGH MUSCLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT WAS VACUUMING THE FLOOR AT HOME, LOST BALANCE AND FELL. DX-LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/18/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
R LEG SPR/61YOM BUNT OVER AND FELT PULL BEHIND R KNEE. WHILE VACUUMINGT WISTED AND NOW PAINFUL WITH WEIGHT-BEARING R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
PT SPRAINED HIS THIGH AS A RESULT OF VACUUMING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
53 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX FEMUR. PT FELL @ HOME WHILE VACUUMING. PT ADM. E8 889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
85 Y/O F C/O FALL. PT FELL WHILE MOVING VACCUM CLEANER. DX FRACTURED FE MUR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
FELL AT FRIENDS HOME STRIKING L UPPER LEG ON VACUUM CLEANER SUSTAINING LAC DX 3 CM LAC L UPPER OUTER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners
LAC BACK OF RT THIGH. CUT ON VACUUM CLEANER YEST. DX; ABR RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2001	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Vacuum cleaners, Stools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2000	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/1999	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/06/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/1999	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/1998	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Vacuum cleaners
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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